Category Archives: Mabel
Mabel loves the real old mountain dew
This is one of Mabel’s favorite songs to dance to. I don’t know the words, but thankfully, the “diddly doodle diedle dum” part is easy to fake. While it’s kind of funny, I think it’s really sweet. My mom, Mabel’s … Continue reading
Weekend Getaway: Rehoboth Beach, DE
Over President’s Day Weekend, Mac, Mabel, and I headed down to Delaware for a weekend with Mac’s parents. They live in North Carolina, so Delaware is a good halfway point. While it was chilly, it was remarkably warm for February. … Continue reading
I’m donating my baby’s cord blood to a public bank
Disclaimer: I’ve written this post from my perspective as a mother and a scientist so that others may learn from my decision making process. As part of my research, I spoke with my prenatal care providers to get their medical … Continue reading
Wordless Wednesday: Rainy Day
This weekend our area received some much needed rain. Unfortunately it meant that Sunday we were pretty much trapped indoors. Overall, it wasn’t a bad day. Mac and I got some much-needed preparations done for the arrival of Baby #2, … Continue reading
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Mabel’s First Dance Recital
Back in February, Mac and I signed Mabel up for a dance class. Irish step dancing, actually. The class is aptly named Tir Na Nog, the land of the young in Irish mythology. It’s for kids under 4 years old and … Continue reading
Wordish Wednesday: What a difference a year makes!
This is Mabel a year ago, almost to the day. If you look carefully, on the fridge, you’ll see a calendar with a picture of her from two years ago. It’s amazing how much changes in a year. To help … Continue reading
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Peeps: “I don’t like to eat the head.”
Mabel really likes Peeps. Well, most of the Peeps, not their heads. Here she is faced with having eaten a Peep, except for its head.
Conference travel with the fam
Back in January I wrote about being invited to speak at a conference- well that conference was last week. Since the conference was taking place in Boston, and we lived for 3 years in the Boston area and still have … Continue reading
Mabel’s 2nd Birthday
Mabel turned 2 all the way back in January, but I never got around to posting about it. We had a party at our house with friends and family, peanut butter and jelly cake, and macaroni and cheese- all some … Continue reading
It had to happen eventually.
Well, I knew it had to happen eventually. I was lucky it took this long. Mabel is quite independent as a toddler. I don’t mean she can take care of herself. I mean she doesn’t ever seem to care if … Continue reading
